Man Utd's Chris Smalling: We HAVE to qualify for the Champions League!

United failed to qualify for this year's tournament after finishing in seventh place in the league last season.

In an interview with MUTV, Smalling - who joined United in 2010 - revealed that he misses playing in Europe's elite club competition and urged his team-mates to do everything they can to qualify for next season's competition.

BATTLE CRY: Chris Smalling has urged his Manchester United team-mates to do everything they can to qualify for next season's Champions League [GETTY]

“We'll be making sure we don't miss out again next year”

Chris Smalling

He said: "I was watching it the other week.

"Even when we were in it, I would watch it on the other night anyway - even more so this year.

"It's a bit gutting that we're not involved but you can see the standard of football we need to make sure we rise to.

"You hear the Champions League music when they all line up and it's just a case where we've been in it year after year, so it's a sad time.